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# Colombo traffic is bad, but not the worst
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/colombo-traffic-is-bad-b/
- Published: 2026-07-17T07:06:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T08:49:20.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-27-2026

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Source: [Cities in Motion Lab](https://citiesinmotionlab.org/data/?ref=examiner.media)

Colombo's road speeds are some of the slowest in the region. But road speeds are only part of the story: rail accounted for 2.7% of trips across Colombo, less than half of Chennai. Source: [JICA](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VsXdAMulVhgnNerg1a9BIhspynn62dtTg2Ww95hHJnI/edit?gid=2051184060&ref=examiner.media#gid=2051184060), [Chennai Metro Development Authority](https://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/ComprehensiveMobilityPlan-CMA.pdf?ref=examiner.media)